Money Blues; Muddy Water: Museum Object and Cultural History
Money Blues; Muddy Water: recording date: 1926. recording date: 1927. recording artist: Smith, Bessie.
The object in the museum catalogue
Bessie Smith and her Blue Boys. side 1: Money Blues; side 2: Muddy Water (Parlophone R 2478). 78 rpm. Side 1 was originally recorded in 1926 and released on Columbia 14137-D. Side 2 was originally recorded in 1927 and released on Columbia 14197-D.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1926
- recording date: 1927
- recording artist: Smith, Bessie
- recording artist: Bessie Smith and her Blue Boys
- recording artist: Bailey, Buster
- recording artist: Green, C.
- recording artist: Marshall, Kaiser
- recording artist: Dixon, Charlie
- recording artist: Henderson, Fletcher
- recording artist: Smith, J.
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
- place made: United Kingdom: England, London
- ID Number: 1988.0698.2102
- catalog number: 1988.0698.2102
- accession number: 1988.0698
- collector/donor number: S64
- maker number: R 2478
- Credit Line: Gift of Howard A. Guernsey (through Richard L. Guernsey)
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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